Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Syria
Syria: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0
World rank
69th
of 169 countries
All-time high
1
in 2018
All-time low
0
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Syria, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Syria is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Syria peaked at 1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2015.
Syria ranks 69th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 13. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 69 Libya 0
- 69 Namibia 0 compare
- 69 Iran 0 compare
- 69 Honduras 0 compare
- 69 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 69 Monaco 0
- 69 Tunisia 0
- 69 San Marino 0
- 69 North Korea 0
- 69 Uruguay 0 compare
- 69 Belarus 0
- 69 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 69 Uzbekistan 0
- 69 Jordan 0
- 69 Latvia 0
- 69 Djibouti 0
- 69 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 69 France 0 compare
- 69 South Korea 0
- 69 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 69 Vietnam 0 compare
- 69 Guatemala 0 compare
- 69 Laos 0 compare
- 69 Armenia 0
- 69 Slovakia 0
- 69 Maldives 0 compare
- 69 Seychelles 0 compare
- 69 Haiti 0 compare
- 69 Cook Islands 0
- 69 Iceland 0
- 69 Finland 0
- 69 El Salvador 0 compare
- 69 Morocco 0 compare
- 69 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 69 Belize 0
- 69 Cyprus 0
- 69 New Zealand 0 compare
- 69 Malta 0
- 69 Andorra 0
- 69 Romania 0
- 69 Panama 0 compare
- 69 Bolivia 0 compare
- 69 Chile 0 compare
- 69 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 69 Palau 0 compare
- 69 Dominica 0
- 69 Japan 0
- 69 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 69 Nauru 0 compare
- 69 Canada 0
- 69 Bulgaria 0
- 69 Slovenia 0
- 69 Iraq 0
- 69 Lesotho 0
- 69 Lithuania 0
- 69 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 69 Kuwait 0
- 69 Germany 0
- 69 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 69 Barbados 0
- 69 Jamaica 0 compare
- 69 Grenada 0 compare
- 69 Brunei 0
- 69 Bahrain 0
- 69 Spain 0 compare
- 69 Tonga 0
- 69 Croatia 0
- 69 Algeria 0 compare
- 69 Eritrea 0 compare
- 69 Lebanon 0
- 69 Benin 0 compare
- 69 Zimbabwe 0
- 69 Ecuador 0 compare
- 69 Gambia 0 compare
- 69 Samoa 0 compare
- 69 Singapore 0
- 69 Austria 0
- 69 Mongolia 0
- 69 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 69 Australia 0
- 69 Kazakhstan 0
- 69 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
- 69 Norway 0
- 69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 69 Oman 0
- 69 Guyana 0 compare
- 69 Sweden 0
- 69 Qatar 0
- 69 Bahamas 0
- 69 Estonia 0
- 69 Netherlands 0 compare
- 69 Denmark 0
- 69 Belgium 0
- 69 Georgia 0
- 69 Botswana 0
- 69 Peru 0 compare
- 69 United Arab Emirates 0
- 69 Luxembourg 0
- 69 Niue 0
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Syria?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Syria was 0 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2018.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- How does Syria rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Syria ranks 69th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children (less than 15 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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